Rechargeable batteries with gigh energy storage activated by in-situ induced fluorination of carbon nanotube cathode

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Cui, Xinwei ^a   Chen, Jian ^b   Wang, Tianfei ^a   Chen, Weixing ^a,c  

^a AdvEn Solutions Inc   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 84902439117     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05310     Document Type: Article

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